Mesopotamia
Egypt
Mesoamerica
Greece
Rome
100

This is another name given to the Mesopotamian region because of its good soil.

the Fertile Crescent.

100

What is the name given to the style of writing found on ancient Egyptian artifacts?

Hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics.

100

Which mesoamerican empire was located along the Andes Mountains?

Inca

100
According to ancient beliefs, on which mountain did the gods live?
Mount Olympus.
100
According to legend, which two brothers are said to have founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus.
200

This was the largest and most important structure in a Sumerian city.

a ziggurat.

200

People whose job was to write and keep records were called ______.

scribes.

200

Which mesoamerican empire was located in the Yucatan Peninsula?

Maya

200
In this city-state, women could own property. (double points if you can tell me why!)
Sparta; because women needed to own land in case their husbands were killed in battle.
200
Which ruler was called "the exalted one," or "a person of great rank and authority?"
Cesar Augustus (Octavian).
300

These are the names of the two main rivers that flow through Mesopotamia.

the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

300

Why did ancient Egyptians preserve bodies of the dead?

To ensure they went to the afterlife.

300

The Aztec built their city of Tenochtitlán on what?

A lake.
300
How are the Iliad and the Odyssey similiar?
They are both epic poems.
300
Name one man-made Roman invention that aided Roman trade.
Roadways, common currency.
400

The process by which Mesopotamians brought water from rivers to their fields is called ________.

irrigation.

400

According to Egyptian beliefs, what happens when a person's heart is lighter than a feather? What if it's heavier?

Lighter: happy afterlife; heavier: fed to a monster.

400

What was the main agricultural resource of the Mayans?

Maize (corn)

400
This is the name given to a person who illegally seizes (takes) power.
tyrant.
400
Name three specific reasons for the decline in Rome's empire.
food shortage; Marcus Aurelius's death; empire too big to feed everyone; personal armies; civil war/splitting of empire; inconsistent rule, etc.
500

According to our studies, this is the importance of Hammurabi's Code of Laws.

It was the first written code of law.

500

How did Queen Hatshepsut primarily expand the empire of Egypt?

Through trade.

500

The Maya used this type of farming to help replenish the fields.

slash and burn
500
On which two seas did the Greeks primarily trade?
The Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.
500
This ruler killed his Christian citizens, while this one made their faith legal.
Nero; Constantine.
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